ITC says Kodak lawsuit against Apple is invalid

The U.S. International Trade Commission has ruled that the action brought by Kodak against Apple and Research In Motion Limited is invalid and not infringed, reports “24/7 Wall Street” (http://macte.ch/IMayK).

Kodak argued that all the digital cameras in these consumer electronic devices and smartphones were infringing Kodak’s patent and intellectual property for previewing images on digital camera-enabled devices. The Kodak patent covers the technology related to a method for previewing images.

“24/7 Wall Street” says Kodak will continue its fight and noted that the ITC had previously upheld the patent in its case against LG and Samsung. Kodak also noted that Kodak has licensed this patent in question and others to technology companies like LG, Panasonic, Motorola, Nokia, Olympus, Samsung, Sanyo, Sharp, Sony, and Sony Ericsson.